Door holder



G. L. FULLER DOOR HOLDER March 12, 1929.

Filed July 5, 1928 Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

s PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed July This invention relates to 'a door holder which anopen door maybe rigidly held in place so that it cannot move ineitherthrection; and the invention has for its ob ect to provide a doorholder which is simple in construction, so that it may be manufacturedat little cost, and which is efficient in operation.

' To this end the improved door holder, as

preferably constructed, consists of only three main sheet metal parts,two pivot pins and a single coil spring, all of which will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. is a side View of the improved doorholder in operative relation to a door, and Fig. 2 is a similar Viewwith the holding leg or brace in release position. Fig. 3 is a frontview of the holder with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig.4 is a view similar'to Fig. 3 but with the holding leg or brace brokenaway. Fig. 5 is a detail section on line [t -5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is abroken-out view showing the holding leg or brace in locked position.

Referring to the drawing, 12 denotes a bracket the back of which isprovided with holes for screws 13. by which said bracket may be attachedto a door A. Extending forward from the back part 12 of the bracket aretwo side flanges 12 so that the said bracket is of U-shape in crosssection. Attached to the flanges 12 of the bracket, by a pivot pin 14,is a brace or leg 15 having an enlarged foot portion 15 to the lower endof wl 'eli is fixedly attached a pad or foot 16 of rubber or othersuitable friction material; The leg or brace 15 also preferably of U-shape in cross section, as shown in Fig. 5.

Between the top of the leg or brace 15 and the back of the bracket 12 isarranged a vertically movable dogging wedge member 1'? which is alsopreferably of U-shape in cross section and to which an operating lever18 is attached by a pivot pin 19. The wedge member 17 contacts with theupper part of the leg or brace 15 when in lowered position to hold saidleg or brace in operative position shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 6. Connectedwith the pivotpin 19, at the inner part of the operating lever 18, and astruck-out hook 12 on the bracket 12, is a spiral spring 20. The slidingwedge 17 is normally drawn downward by said spring so as to hold itsinclined edges in contact with the upper part of the leg or brace 15 todog the latter. The inner part of the operating lever 18, through whichthe pivot pin 19 passes, is preferably 1928. Serial no. 290,168.

turned downward to the position shown in Fig. 2 the wedge 17 will belifted, thus releasing the leg or brace 15 which will then be free to bemoved to either'of the positions shown in full or dotted lines in Fig.2, thereby releasing the door A.

The wedge 17 is preferably held in sliding relation to the side flanges12 of the bracket 12 by constructing said flanges with hollow struck-outvertical ribs 12 in which the ends of'the pin 19 work.

' From the foregoing it will be understood that the invention provides adoor-holder of simple construction in that it is preferably composed ofthree principal sheet metal parts, aside from the two pivot pins andspring hereinbefore referred to, and thus the holder may be manufacturedat little expense by stamping, no milling being required in itsconstruction.

The invention is, however, not to be understood as being limited to thedetails herein shown and described as the spring-drawn, sliding wedgeand the co-operating holding leg or brace might be of solid metalwithout departing from the principle of the invention as defined by theclaims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. A door holder comprising an attaching bracket, a holding bracepivotally connected with said bracket and having afriction foot, avertically movable wedge member interposed between said bracket and theupper part of said brace, an operating lever pivotally connected withthe upper part of said wedge member and a spiral spring connecting theinner part of said operating lever with the lower part of said bracket2. A door holder comprising an attaching bracket, a holding bracepivotally connected with said bracket and having a friction foot, avertically movable wedge member interposed between said bracket and theupper part of said brace, an operating lever pivotally connected withthe upper part of said Wedge member, and a spiral spring connecting theinner part of said operating lever with the lower part of said bracket,the pivot connecting said operating lever and said wedge being inside ofthe vertical plane of the pivot with the lower part of said bracket, thepivot connecting said operating lever and said Wedge being inside thevertical plane of the pivot connecting said brace and said bracket. 4:.A door holder comprising an attaching bracket, a. holdingbrace'pivotally connected with said bracket, a wedge member interposedbetween said bracket and the upper part of said brace, an operatinglever pivotally connected with the upper part of said wedge member, anda spiral spring connecting the inner part of said operating lever withthe lower part of said bracket; said bracket, wedge member and the innerpart of said operating lever being all of sheet metal and of U-shapedconstruction in cross section.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE L. FULL R,

